Improvement in overalls



UNITED. STATES PATENT OFrIcE.

' ADOLPHUSR. JESERIOH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT m OVERALLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,155, dated May 30,1876; application filed April 28, 1876.

- of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedan Improvement in Overalls and Pantaloons, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of my invention is to so construct a pair of pantaloons oroveralls as that they will adjust themselves to and be self-supportingon men of varying girths, and will yield to strains in the directionswhich theywill naturally come from in sitting, stooping forward, or inspreading the legs, without danger of tearing or ripping the seams.

Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, rear and front elevations of a pairof overalls embodying my improvement.

In the drawing, A represents a pair of overalls, of which B is the belt,in the middle of the back of which is inserted the head a of across-shaped piece of elastic rubber webbing, O, the lower part ofwhich, 12, is inserted in the seat seam down and around in front to theend of the crotch at the lower end of the fly. The arms a c of thecross-shaped webbing are inserted in cuts horizontally made in the smallof the back, as seen in Fig.1.

Although the webbing is shown cut in a single piece, it is evident thatthe parts a b 0 may be cut in separate pieces and stitched together.

The part a draws the belt around the waist of the person to sustain thegarment, and will yield, as well as the part b, to any strain tending toexpand the seat and waist laterally, while the part 0 will yield to astrain put upon the seat in stooping forward;

The rubber webbing can be washed with the rest of the garment withoutimpairing its elasticity, and is equally serviceable for use inpantaloons where an easy fit is desired.

What I claim as my invention is- The combination, with the overalls orpan taloons A and waistband B, of the crossshaped elastic webbing 0,consisting of the part a, inserted in the middle of the back of the saidbelt, the part 1), extending the entire length of the seat-seam, and thearms 0 c, in serted in horizontal outs below the waistband, allconstructed and arranged substantially as described and shown.

ADOLPHUS R. J ESERIOH, Witnesses:

WM. H. Lorz, GEO. FROMMANN.

